The Effect of Music Therapy on the Elderly People's Depression and Life-Satisfaction.
- Author:
Mi Jeong PARK
1
;
Young CHUNG
Author Information
1. Hae-Min Hospital, Haenam, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Music therapy;
Depression;
Life-Satisfaction
- MeSH:
Aged*;
Depression*;
Humans;
Music;
Music Therapy*;
Nursing;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2005;16(3):241-248
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This research was carried out to examine if music therapy is effective in decreasing elderly people's depression level and in increasing their life satisfaction level. METHODS: This study used the quasi-experimental design with nonequivalent control group and the pre-test and post-test design, and was conducted from the 26th of July to the 26th of September in 2004. Data were collected using a questionnaire developed by Y.esavage et al. (1983) to measure depression level and one developed by Yoon (1982) to measure life satisfaction level. The subjects were 80 elderly people who were the members of an elderly welfare center in G city. The subjects were divided into an experimental group (n=40) and a control group (n=40). RESULTS: The first hypothesis' The depression level will be lowered in the experimental group who received music therapy' was supported (t=3.856, p=.000). The second hypothesis' The life satisfaction level will be raised in the experimental group who received music therapy' was supported (t=2.040, p=.045). The results above suggest that music therapy can be an effective nursing intervention for reducing the depression level and increasing the life satisfaction level of elderly people.
